culture
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Selling While Black: Racism Revealed in Online Shopping Study
Are you black? Considering making some cash by selling unwanted items online this holiday season? You might not want to show any of your skin in the photos of your goods. The Daily Mail reports that according to the results of a newly released yearlong study tracking the sales of iPods on Craigslist, shoppers are…
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‘White Girl’s Perspective’ on ‘Trophy Scarves’: It’s Important
Photographer Nate Hill says his new “Trophy Scarves” exhibit, featuring images of himself in a tuxedo with near-naked white women draped lifelessly around his shoulders like human accessories, is meant to make a statement. “Well, there are people who see certain races as status symbols, and someone had to comment on that,” Hill, who conveyed…
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Using a Male Wingman to Get Dates Won’t Fly
“I’m new to my city, but I already made a guy friend. We’re just friends; I don’t like him romantically. He has a girlfriend, but I asked him to meet me at an event to be my wingman so I could meet other guys. His girlfriend invites herself along, and he doesn’t tell me until…
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Map Shows Where the Most Racist and Homophobic Americans Live
As you travel for the holidays, keep in mind that not all places in these United States are as friendly as others. Now someone has pinpointed the most racist and homophobic locations in the United States—at least according to tweets sent from those areas, Policy Mic reports. A map, created by the folks over at…
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Charges Against Rekia Boyd Cop: ‘An Exception to the Rule’
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., scholars and the lawyer who represented Rekia Boyd’s family in a civil suit expressed surprise this week that a white off-duty Chicago police officer has been charged in the shooting death of the unarmed black woman. “The fact that the officer in this case was charged is an exception to…
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Police Captain Convicted in Death of Unarmed Black Teen
Del City, Okla., Police Capt. Randy Trent Harrison has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the 2012 death of Dane Scott Jr., an unarmed teenager, the Guardian reports. The case centered around the day last year in March when Harrison tried to pull over Scott’s car. The teenager left the car and got into a…
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Barneys Changes Security Policy After ‘Shopping While Black’ Claims
In an internal staff memo sent to store security, Barneys New York says it will start monitoring the police as they monitor shoppers in its flagship New York City store, the Associated Press reports. According to the memo obtained by the AP, Barneys will start keeping a log of which police officers use its security…
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College Student Mistaken for Wanted Man and Held for 4 Days
Jawon Johnson was enjoying Thanksgiving break from West Virginia State University when he got pulled over Saturday night for a traffic violation in Harford County, Md. At that point, Johnson’s vacation started to go downhill. In a case of mistaken identity, Johnson was taken into custody by the Baltimore police as a wanted man. He…
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OJ Simpson Denied New Trial in Robbery, Kidnapping
O.J. Simpson was denied a new trial Tuesday for his 2008 conviction for robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, which carries a sentence of up to 33 years in prison, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former running back was seeking a new trial, claiming incompetent legal counsel, but Clark County District Judge Linda Marie…
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Author Calls Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’
Ultra-conservative writer and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza ignited a Twitter firestorm Tuesday when he referred to President Obama as “Grown-Up Trayvon,” Politico reports. “I am thankful this week when I remember that America is big enough and great enough to survive Grown-Up Trayvon in the White House!” D’Souza tweeted. After Twitter called his remarks “vile” and…